Vishay Precision Group Inc's total inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was $54.3 Mil. Vishay Precision Group Inc's average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 to the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was $54.1 Mil.

In Ben Grahams calculation of liquidation value, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. Vishay Precision Group Inc's liquidation value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was $46.0 Mil.

Inventory can be measured by days sales of inventory (DSI). Vishay Precision Group Inc's days sales of inventory (DSI) for the three months ended in Dec. 2014 was 80.66.

Days inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Vishay Precision Group Inc's days inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2014 was 124.64.

Inventory turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Vishay Precision Group Inc's inventory turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was 0.73.

Inventory to revenue ratio determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. Vishay Precision Group Inc's inventory to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was 0.88.

Definition

Total Inventories includes the raw materials, work-in-process goods and completely finished goods of a company. It is a portion of a companys current assets.

Explanation

Inventory control is an important part of business operation. If a company does not have enough inventory, it may not be able to meet customers required delivery time. If it has too much inventory, the cost of holding the inventory can be high.

1. In Ben Grahams calculation of liquidation value, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value.

Vishay Precision Group Inc's liquidation value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 is

5. Inventory to Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

Vishay Precision Group Inc's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are in their own currency.

Be Aware

Manufacturers with durable competitive advantages have the advantage that the products they sell do not change, and therefore will never become obsolete. Buffett likes this advantage.

When identifying manufacturers with durable competitive advantage, look for inventory and net earnings that rise correspondingly. This indicates that the company is finding profitable ways to increase sales which called for an increase in inventory.

Manufacturers with inventories that spike up and down are indicative of competitive industries subject to boom and bust.

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